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Noah

Noah started Llama Builds to document the hardware side of running AI at home. He has built and tuned local inference rigs from single-GPU budget boxes to multi-GPU workstations, and covers GPUs, Linux setup, and what actually matters when you buy hardware for local LLMs.

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Articles by Noah

How-to

NVIDIA GPUs on Linux for local AI: which cards to buy and how to set them up

The brands I trust for long inference runs, the one that burned me, and the Ubuntu setup I use to go from a fresh install to a running model.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Opinion

Is the RTX 3090 still the best GPU for local AI in 2026?

Six years after launch, it's still the card I tell most people to start with. Here's why, and where it stops being the right answer.

Updated Oct 14, 2026